Kremlin: Kyiv's de-accreditation of Russian media groups undemocratic and senseless
MOSCOW. Feb 21 (Interfax) - Kyiv's move to annul the accreditation in Ukraine of some of Russia's media groups is undemocratic, Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Saturday.
"Putting any restrictions on the right of one's nation to obtain comprehensive information from various sources unquestionably runs against the notion of a modern free, democratic state," Dmitry Peskov told Interfax. "It is damaging to those Ukrainian citizens who would like to obtain such information."
But modern information technology will make this measure senseless anyway, he argued.
"Given the development level of modern information technology, repressive measures of this kind are far from effective because those Ukrainian citizens who look for various kinds of information that are different from the Russophobic propaganda that we can often hear in Ukraine would always be able to find such information by making use of achievements of modern technology," he said.
"On the other hand, we definitely believe that, if Ukraine wants to become a truly democratic and free country, whenever this might happen, it should, of course, stop using any such restrictions," Peskov said.
"There are Ukrainian journalists posted in our country, and we respect their work, and they enjoy all the rights that the law on media guarantees," he said.
